Hermans selects squad for Futsal World Cup tournament

Malta Futsal coach Vic Hermans has named a squad of 14 players for the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup Preliminary Tournament between January 30 and February 2, 2019.

Sweden, the tournament hosts, Belgium and Armenia are Malta’s opponents in Group E.

Hermans has retained the group of players who travelled to Northern Ireland for two friendly matches last week, adding only Karl Sciortino, who turns out for Pietà Hotspurs Futsal, to the list.

Last weekend, Malta won their second friendly against Northern Ireland 3-1 after losing the opening match 4-2 at the Newry Leisure Centre. The warm-up matches were part of the team’s build-up for next week’s World Cup commitments in Alingsås.

Malta kick off their Group E schedule on Wednesday with a match against Belgium. The following day they meet hosts Sweden before wrapping up against Armenia on Saturday, February 2.